Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Guinea instead of Mali, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Mali, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2022.

be 10.5% less likely to be obese

In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.

be 55.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mali, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.

Economy

make 28.6% more money

Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2022, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2022.

be 76.1% more likely to be unemployed

In Mali, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Guinea, that number is 5.5% as of 2022.

Life

be 27.6% more likely to be literate

In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 45.3% as of 2021.

be 18.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Mali, approximately 60.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Guinea, on the other hand, 49.6 children do as of 2022.

be 25.7% more likely to die during childbirth

In Mali, approximately 440.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Guinea, 553.0 women do as of 2020.

have 14.0% fewer children

In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Guinea, there are 35.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 12.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mali, approximately 53% of people have electricity access (97% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Guinea, that number is 47% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 50.0% less on education

Mali spends 4.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Guinea: At a glance

Guinea is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 245,717 sq km. Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Guinea held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively. Alpha CONDE was elected to a five year term as president in 2010, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE's cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. Previously, Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE's death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though all the polls were rigged. Upon CONTE's death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea's transition to a fledgling democracy.
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